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Thursday, 26 June 2014

STAMPlorations Birthday Blog Hop

STAMPlorations is celebrating its first birthday with a blog hop and new release! I am so thrilled to have been invited to join the party as a Guest Designer!

Here's my card. I realized at the last minute that somehow I don't have any Stamplorations sentiments (I'l be fixing that situation ASAP)! So I used my favourite flower from Eclectic Florals two ways. I stamped each flower on a circle die cut and then flipped the stamp over, stamped off once and 'coloured' the flower in with that impression. I used the stem in the set to create a frame. And finally, for some more interest, I stacked them all with the flower colour, but each one at different heights. You can win Eclectic Florals set by leaving a comment here. And by visiting all the stops on the hop and leaving a comment on each one, there's more chances to win stamps. There's over $120 worth of stamps to be won!

FOURTEEN (14) lucky hoppers randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a stamp set and ONE (1) lucky hopper randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win all the stamps in the July release. You have until Wednesday, July 2, 11:55 p.m. PDT (GMT -700) to comment here and on my fellow designers' posts for a chance to win. Winners will be announced on the STAMPlorations blog on Sunday, July 6.

The new release will be available to buy on the shop during the hop. If you buy all 6 sets it's only $30 (17% off) + free shipping in the US (flat rate to other countries). Go check it out at http://stamplorations.com/newrelease/ !

PS - this is another card I made solely with the 'back' of that flower stamp, inspired by the scrap paper where I was stamping off while making my first card - see? inspiration really is everywhere!

I LOL'd when I saw your name on the guest designer list! But seriously, I felt even more honored as a guest designer when I saw I'd get to do so with you! :)Love your sentiment-less card. Your geometric prowess took over again! I know what you mean about having no sentiments! I realized all I had was the sentiment I used for today's card! Oops! Best be doing a little retail fixer upper! :)

Congrats on the GD gig, Ardyth! Very cool. And wow!, the flowers are pretty, and I really like them in gray. The corner brackets are the perfect touch here too. LOVE the second card as well. Amazing!! Bev

Dear Ardyth congrtas on your GDT spot and I like to make card with grey color too but never combine with flowers cause it was always manly card LOL..your flower card and the idea of using the back stamp is brilliant ...great idea and lovely card Ardyth..hugs, Monika

Very cool looking card Ardyth! I love how you have raised each flower to be a different height, I also love those cute flowers and the way you did them. And how clever of you to use the stems to make two corner designs, love that idea! Hugs, Brenda